Example sentences of "[pers pn] by one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One had him by one arm and the other his other arm . |
| 2 | In the 1780s , when Highgate Hill was so steep and deeply rutted that carriages regularly failed to make the grade , and the drive to town sufficiently dangerous that a wise man went with pistols , a merchant called Thomas Roxborough had constructed a handsome house on Hornsey Lane , designed for him by one Henry Holland . |
| 3 | Without resources , unable to earn a living , at the mercy of at least two Federal agencies determined to silence him by one means or another , and now set up as a government-approved target for any stray kook or fanatic , Coleman had to find a more defensible position . |
| 4 | " What ? " he said concernedly , taking her by one hand and a shoulder . |
| 5 | Lieutenant Calley seized it by one leg , flung it back into the ditch and shot it . |
| 6 | This month I shall being by answering a query from a reader in Surrey , who starts by asking if he should glue a watercolour or etching to a backing board , or hinge it by one edge only . |
| 7 | Erm if you 're going to use =thing something like that in the exam I mean there 's no reason why you should n't use that multiplying it by one point whatever the percentage is . |
| 8 | Kirov held it by one comer , wiped it with his sleeve , and dropped it into the post box . |
| 9 | We walked up the deserted street with me breathing deeply and Jamie holding me by one elbow . |
| 10 | The Trunchbull simply grabbed me by one ear and rushed me to The Chokey at the double and threw me inside and locked the door . |
| 11 | So how much will th if you want to replace them by one pipe how much will this pipe have ? |
| 12 | Seaton Burn made 92 for four , with John Graham 43 , but Hermitage pipped them by one run , Paul Mallabar top scoring with 41 . |
| 13 | The crew were all clinging on to the side of the trawler and the last men off , Billy and John took 'em They got hold of them by one leg and they pulled them off . |
| 14 | His cord trousers are still rolled down round his ankles and get in the way and we have to stop and turn him over and pull the trousers back up , fastening them by one button . |